The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-03
Congressional Proceedings.
THE SENATE.

ing Officer presented letter from Gen
eral Sheridan, president of the Societ,
of the Army of the Potomac, inviting
mittee, at the unwilling of the statui
to General Garfield in Washington OF
the 18th of May next. Referred to thu
Committee on Library.
The Grand Army of the Republic pc
titions in favor of the Dependent Pen
sion Bill were larger to-day than usual
/ They were all laid on the table.
The House bill to pay out of thu
| Texas indemnity fund to j. E. Pitcher
of Kentucky, 1905 for 500 bond anC
| 1905 paper money of the Republic OF
Texas, was reported back by Hoal
from the committee on claims an6
passed.
The resolution offered by Edmunds
| that the election of Senator Ingalls,, as
President pro TEN to take effect al
/ O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at which
time the resignation of Sherman takes
effect was placed before the Senate
| COckrell moved to amend by substitute
| ing the name of Senator Harris. The
amendment was rejected, yeas 20, nays
SO; strict party vote, RiddleburgeI
voting with the Republicans, and the
resolution was adopted.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Hoar, declaring it as the Judgment OF
the Senate that under the present cir
cumstances, no investigation should be
undertaken with Great Britain in re-
gard to existing difficulties with the
Canadian provinces, having for its OBJ
ject change or abolition of any exist
ing duties on imports, was taken up,
and after discussion, referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Committee, denied the power of the
President, even with the aid of the
Senate, to negotiate a reciprocity. If it
could be done with one nation it could
be done with all, and thereby the power
of the House of Representative over
tariff matters would be usurped.
HOar said there were a good
many persons who supposed that
the existing difficulties with Canada
were Occasioned by a desire on
the part of Americans to intrude them
selves in Canadian waters for the pur-
pose of obtaining fish. There was nc
such desire. The difficulties were Gre
ated for the purpose of compelling the
opening of United States markets to
Canadian fishermen. Within the last
few days there had been an election in
Canada which had resulted in the sup
port of Premier Sir Jno. Macdonald
and the Premier had declared in a
speech made since the election that its
significance was declaration of conf
dence in his policy and that his policy
was to compel the United States to
open up their markets, and that result
would be accomplished. He did not
believe there was a single Senator on
either side of the chamber, whether he
be for free trade or for protection, who
would not Indignantly spurn the mo-
ton that the United States would
change, alter, repeal or modify in any
way by hairs breath its domestic
legislation on the subject of duties on
imports as means of settling a contro-
versy growing out of such threat, or
as means of buying peace for Ameri-
can fishermen or respect for the Ameri-
can flag in foreign waters. He felt en-
tirely justified in asking the authority
of Great Britain and of Canada, who
took heed of the declara-
tons made on this subject
in the Senate of the United States, to
take it for granted that it was abso-
lutely impossible for any sane or sensi-
BILE person to expect there was to be
any changes or notifications of imports
as the result of the pa, 'ant difficulties,
or as the result of any negotiation to
compose them. He had no doubt when
that was understood Canada would
treat American fishermen Hospitality
and courteously and in accordance
with the law of nations and the
rules of conduct for civilized
men. That was the object of
his resolution, simply to say that at this
time and under present circumstances,
the Senate of the United States would
never advise OF assent to any change
whatever in the domestic relations of
the United States on the subject of the
duties on imports. He had no Objec-
ton to the reference of the resolution
to the Finance Committee. The reso-
luton was so referred.
Aldrich offered a resolution which
was adopted, directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to report under what au-
thOrity distilled spirits bonded for
expectation was permitted to be with
drawn for consumption without charge
or penalty or interest being collected
thereon; also under what authority dis
titled spirits which had been sent out
OF the country for storage abroad was
permitted to be returned as re-import-
ed goods.
The resolution offered by Van Wyck
Yesterday proposing a constitutional
amendment for the election of Senators
by direct vote of the people, was taken
up and Van Wyck addressed the Senate
III ldNOI Vi II. TIC VI ClCC-
ton by state legislatures had been
fully tried, and the people were ear
nestly urging a change. The necessity
for the change had been stTikingly
manifest in the States of New Jersey
Indiana and Nebraska. In the first
two every scheme and subterfuge had
been used to obtain an adj
vantage by stealth and fraud,
and in the latter direct
expression of the people on that point
had been held in the election of a ma
iority of the members of the legislature
pledged to it that it had been the judg-
ment of the people of great state, but
the railroad corporations had inter
posed to reverse that judgment to de-
feat the people by their influence and
wealth. BY this mysterious agency it
was so potent as to control representa-
tives against open and declared
institutions. Thus while the votes
of those instructed and pledged
people desired purchased traitors, D
and Withheld their votes so as to defeat
what the people demanded Unless
the Senate was determined to add still
more proof of the charges against it, il
would at once cheerfully submit the
proposed amendment to the judgment
of the Nation.
The conference report on the bill
for branch home for disabled volun.
teers west of the Rockies was agreed to
The name of William Blanding is sub
stituted for that of James A. Admire
as an additional regent.
Allison from the Committee on APP
preparations reported back the Consular
| and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill anC
gave notice that he would tomorrow al
the earliest possible moment call it VI
| for consideration to the exclusion of al
| other business.
The Senate then resumed considera
ton of the Pleuro-pneumOnia Bill, thi
pending question being on the amend
ment offered yesterday by Vest requir
ing the assent of the authorities of /;
state before the Cattle Commission
can operate therein. Referred, yea:
%, nay S 81.
| Edmunds then offered as a substitute
for the bill bill appropriating 81 900,
900 to be expended under the direction
of the President of the United State
and in his discretion through the Com
missioner of Agriculture to aid tn
proper authorities of the several state